SiriusXM’s required listening list: Must-know albums for every college student heading back to school

Every August, students pack up their belongings, say goodbye to their loved ones, and head off to college. In addition to handbooks, maps of campus, and guides for getting acquainted – they’re usually given a list of required (or at least recommended) reading. But while summer reading may help in the classroom, it won’t save them in the dorm room when they no doubt find themselves in a conversation with a music snob or a comedy fanatic.

So we asked SiriusXM’s ace programmers, all veterans of epic late-night music (and comedy) discussions, to offer their own take on what should be required of a well-rounded student.

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